tourist attraction

Basíli­ca de San­ta Maria del Mar

About

As you step in­side the Basil­i­ca of San­ta Maria del Mar in Barcelon­a's Born dis­trict, a pal­pa­ble sense of tran­quil­i­ty wash­es over you. Sun­light streams through the vi­brant stained glass, bathing the an­cient stone in a kalei­do­scope of col­ors. The vast­ness of the in­te­ri­or is am­pli­fied by the tow­er­ing ceil­ings, sup­port­ed by grace­ful columns. Your eyes are nat­u­ral­ly drawn to the rich­ly adorned high al­tar, a mas­ter­piece

of artistry with its in­tri­cate carv­ings and shim­mer­ing gold ac­cents. Every el­e­ment, from the im­pres­sive al­tar­piece de­pict­ing scenes from the Vir­gin Mary's life to the ex­quis­ite­ly craft­ed choir stalls fea­tur­ing bib­li­cal and mytho­log­i­cal fig­ures, cap­ti­vates your at­ten­tion. Re­li­gious or not, the Basil­i­ca of San­ta Maria del Mar stands as a must-see Barcelona land­mark, of­fer­ing an un­for­get­table en­counter de­fined by its awe-in­spir­ing de­sign, cap­ti­vat­ing past, and serene am­biance.

Location
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Opening hours
Wednesday09:00 - 13:0017:00 - 20:30Thursday09:00 - 13:0017:00 - 20:30Monday09:00 - 13:0017:00 - 20:30Tuesday09:00 - 13:0017:00 - 20:30Friday09:00 - 13:0017:00 - 20:30Saturday09:00 - 13:0017:00 - 20:30Sunday10:00 - 14:0017:00 - 20:00